🎙️ A BIRTH JOURNEY | The Birth Plug

What if we approached birth with more education, preparation, advocacy, and community support instead of fear?

I sat down with Mon’nique Whipple, aka The Birth Plug birth worker, community health worker, mother of five, yoga instructor, and now published author.

Mon’nique shares her personal journey from having one hospital birth to four home births, why she began documenting her experiences, and how that eventually became her new book, A Birth Journey and How We Got Here.

In this conversation, we discuss:

🔥 Why she believes education and advocacy matter in childbirth
🏠 Her hospital birth vs. home birth experiences
🤰🏾 Breaking stigmas surrounding natural and home birth
🌎 Her connections with birth workers across the U.S., Haiti, Ghana, and beyond
📖 Her 12-year journey toward becoming a published author
👶🏾 Preparing physically and mentally for pregnancy and birth
❤️ Her “Will of Fire” philosophy: Village is family. Love is peace. Elders protect the next generation.

Her mission goes beyond childbirth. It’s about helping people become educated, advocate for themselves, and remember that motherhood doesn't erase the rest of who a person is.

📚 BOOK: A Birth Journey and How We Got Here  available on Amazon.

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